Salman Butt: “Fakhar’s role is extravagance, he has to take risks and the consistency will be minimised”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman “has to take risks” as it is what his role demands.
Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed: “My role is to finish games and I am consistently working on it”
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Renowned Pakistan six-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed acknowledged that his role in any team is to be the finisher.
Ramiz Raja: “Similarly, there’s Azam Khan; his role is not yet defined for me and I don’t understand whether he’s just hitting sixes in the middle order or if he needs to take his batting forward while keeping the situation in mind”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said he is unclear about Azam Khan’s role in the T20I team, asking whether the 25-year-old is just there to hit sixes.
Shan Masood: “I think what you’ll see in the future is that he’s going to be in this team as a leader and the goal is to build a culture where there are many leaders, not just one captain doing everything”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood plans to lead together with his predecessor Babar Azam as he wants to “build a culture where there are many leaders.”
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “If we talk about one-day cricket, I think the role of Haris Rauf is very difficult. By the time he comes to bowl, the ball stops swinging, but despite difficulties, he has given us a breakthrough quite a number of times”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi wants more respect given to fast bowler Haris Rauf as his role in the team is “very difficult.”
Mohammad Amir: “There was video made in the dressing room where Babar told Nawaz he was a match-winner. After that, it was hard to judge whether he played as a batsman or a bowler. It shows you don’t trust your player. If you’re saying something, you should act on it”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said captain Babar Azam doesn’t trust spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz.
Babar Azam: “I think the way Naseem played his role, he was outstanding”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted he was highly impressed with fast bowler Naseem Shah’s performance in the Test series against Australia.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “You look at Khushdil Shah and he won us three matches right towards the end. Every player has a role and once they start fulfilling it, the teams tend to perform better and better”
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Ex-Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said hard-hitting batsman Khushdil Shah is a finisher and match-winner.
Ramiz Raja: “I don’t understand Shadab’s batting. What is his role when he comes out to bat? Is he a saviour or a power-hitter?”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has questioned the role of lower order batsman Shadab Khan, saying he doesn’t understand if the 22-year-old is a “saviour or a power-hitter”.
Wasim Akram: “Rizwan was a captain in a domestic T20 side, he started as an opener and performed well for Pakistan as well”
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Pakistan great Wasim Akram said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan should continue opening the batting as he is suited for that particular role.
